Location · VA

Rudee Inlet — Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach County, VA · multiple

VA Beach tidal inlet with jetty, bridge, and surf fishing access. Strong tidal current concentrates a mixed bag of saltwater species — flounder stack in the channel, Spanish mackerel blitz the inlet mouth in summer, and red drum show in the fall.

Metered parking; arrive early in summer. Boat launches nearby at Owl Creek. Jetty rocks can be slippery — use caution.

Right now

Water temp
63°F
Air temp
74°F
Wind
7 mph N
Tide phase
incoming
Sunrise / sunset
6:20 AM / 7:43 PM
Moon
first quarter, 33% illuminated
Solunar windows
12:40 AM - 1:40 AM · 4:40 AM - 6:40 AM · 9:50 AM - 10:50 AM · 5:10 PM - 7:10 PM
Forecast
Sunny

Best species to target today

  1. Striped Bass Morone saxatilis · harvest closed
    96/100
  2. Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix
    84/100
  3. Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus · harvest closed
    84/100
  4. Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatus
    80/100
  5. Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus maculatus
    43/100
  6. Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatus
    43/100